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MCA pushes to keep $5M incubator appropriation as DLS urges pause pending site selection
Summary
DLS recommended reducing a $5 million FY2026 appropriation for the state cannabis incubator because the previously selected site is no longer viable; MCA Director Tabitha Robinson said the incubator is actively advancing through site shortlisting and due diligence and warned that removing funds would slow execution.
Victoria Martinez, Department of Legislative Services analyst, told the Appropriations Committee that the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s FY2027 allowance is $29.3 million, a $3.4 million reduction from the prior year driven in large part by a proposed $5 million cut to the cannabis incubator project because the previously identified armory site in Catonsville was no longer viable. Martinez noted MCA is funded by the cannabis regulation and enforcement fund (tax receipts) and described licensing and…
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